Julie is at the forefront of the most complex and high-profile Canadian and cross-border merger transactions. As a Partner in the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group, which was recently named the Canadian Competition Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Canada: Canadas Leading Lawyers for Business. She is recognized by the Global Competition Review as one its top Women in Antitrust, and Who's Who Legal: Canada has praised her for her "truly international practice" and "fantastic legal mind," further noting that she is a very "personable and authoritative" lawyer.

Julie advises domestic and foreign clients on all aspects of competition law, with a particular emphasis on multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions. She has been at the forefront of the most complex and high-profile Canadian and cross-border merger transactions. Julie has special expertise in the Investment Canada Act and the State-Owned Enterprise Guidelines, and has been successful in securing approvals for foreign investors in Canada's key industries, including technology, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and financial services.

Julie brings clarity to complex competition law and Investment Canada Act challenges, and clients seek her counsel to achieve the best results for their business.

SELECT EXPERIENCE

Julie had a lead role on the antitrust aspects of a number of Canada's most complex and high-profile transactions including:

Sagard Holdings and Fairfax Financial on their US$575-million acquisition of the business of
Performance Sports Group Ltd.

Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business 2018 (Competition/Antitrust) (Market analysis notes that Julie “is much admired for her experience advising clients on the competition aspects of cross-border M&A”)

Who's Who Legal: Canada 2017 (Competition)

Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2017 (Clients are quoted as saying that Julie is "extremely bright, extremely capable and extremely responsive.")

The Legal 500 Canada 2017 (Competition/Antitrust) (Ranks Blakes in the top tier and refers to Julie as a "standout partner.")

Global Competition Review's 2016 Edition of Women in Antitrust

Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law 2016 (Competition and Antitrust)

Who's Who Legal: Competition 2016

Who's Who Legal: Canada 2016 (Competition)

Lawyer Monthly Magazine - Women in Law Awards 2016 (Competition)

Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers 2016

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Julie has served on the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law (SAL) leadership for over 11 years and is currently co-chair of SAL's International Committee. She is co-founder of the group Canadian Women in Competition Law and co-author of Leading the Way: Canadian Women in the Law.

Julie is on the editorial board of Corporate Lawyer's Competition Law Quarterly Legal Reviews. She is published in a wide range of journals and has spoken at legal conferences around the world on competition and foreign investment issues.